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If you would like to learn more from English Speeches, please visit: www.englishspeecheschannel.com 2 250 Most Common English Words | English Speeches ABOUT (Of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct ACCEPT Receive willingly something given or offered ACCOUNT A record or narrative description of past events ACROSS To the opposite side ACT Behave in a certain manner ACTION Something done (usually as opposed to something said) ADD Join or combine or unite with others 3 250 Most Common English Words | English Speeches AFTER Happening at a time subsequent to a reference time AGAIN Anew AGE How long something has existed AID The activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need AIR A mixture of gases required for breathing ALLOW Make it possible for something to happen ANSWER A statement made to reply to a question or criticism 4 250 Most Common English Words | English Speeches AREA The extent of a two-dimensional surface within a boundary ARM A human limb ARMY A permanent organization of a nation's military land forces ASK Make a request or demand for something to somebody ATTACK An offensive against an enemy ATTEMPT Make an effort BACK The posterior part of a human (or animal) body 5 250 Most Common English Words | English Speeches BAD Having undesirable or negative qualities BANK Financial institution that accepts deposits and lends money BASE Lowest support of a structure CHAMPION Someone who has won first place in a competition EVERYDAY Commonplace and ordinary BEAT Hit repeatedly BECOME Come into existence 6 250 Most Common English Words | English Speeches BEST Having the most positive qualities BETTER Superior to another in excellence or quality or desirability BIT A small piece or quantity of something BITE To grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws BLACK Being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness BLUE Of the color intermediate between green and violet BODY An individual 3-dimensional object that has mass 7 250 Most Common English Words | English Speeches BOOK An object consisting of a number of pages bound together BREAK Destroy the integrity of BRING Take something or somebody with oneself somewhere BROTHER A male with the same parents as someone else BROWN Of a color similar to that of wood or earth BUILD Make by combining materials and parts BUY Obtain by purchase 8 250 Most Common English Words | English Speeches CALL Utter a sudden loud cry CAN Airtight sealed metal container for food or drink, etc. CAR A motor vehicle with four wheels CARE Providing treatment for or attending to someone or something CARRY Physically move while supporting, by vehicle, hands, or body CAUSE Events that provide the generative force of something CHANCE An unknown and unpredictable phenomenon 9 250 Most Common English Words | English Speeches CHANGE Become different in some particular way CHARGE Assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to CHIEF The head of a tribe or clan CHILD A human offspring (son or daughter) of any age CLAIM Assert or affirm strongly CLASS A collection of things sharing a common attribute CLEAR Readily apparent to the mind 10 250 Most Common English Words | English Speeches CLUB A formal association of people with similar interests COLD Having a low or inadequate temperature COLOUR A visual attribute of things from the light they emit COME Move toward, travel toward COMING Of the relatively near future COMMON Having no special distinction or quality COMMUNITY A group of people living in a particular local area 11 250 Most Common English Words | English Speeches COMPANY An institution created to conduct business COMPLETE Having all necessary qualities CONCERN Something that interests you because it is important CONDITION A mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing CONFERENCE A prearranged meeting for consultation or discussion CONSIDER Think about carefully; weigh CONTINUE Keep or maintain in unaltered condition 12 250 Most Common English Words | English Speeches CONTROL Power to direct or determine COST Be priced at COURSE A connected series of events or actions or developments COURT An assembly to conduct judicial business COVER Provide with a covering or cause to be covered CUP A small open container usually used for drinking CURRENT Occurring in or belonging to the present time 13 250 Most Common English Words | English Speeches CUT Separate with or as if with an instrument DEAL Be in charge of, act on, or dispose of DECIDE Reach, make, or come to a conclusion about something DEMAND Request urgently and forcefully DESIGN The act of working out the form of something DIE Lose all bodily functions necessary to sustain life DIFFICULT Requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish 14 250 Most Common English Words | English Speeches DIRECT Proceeding without deviation; straight and short DIRECTOR Someone who controls resources and expenditures DO Engage in DOLLAR The basic monetary unit in many countries DOOR A swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle DOWN Spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level 15 250 Most Common English Words | English Speeches DRAW Cause to move by pulling DRIVE Operate or control a vehicle DRUG A substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic EASY Posing no difficulty; requiring little effort EFFECT A phenomenon that is caused by some previous phenomenon EFFORT Use of physical or mental energy; hard work END Either extremity of something that has length 16 250 Most Common English Words | English Speeches ENOUGH Sufficient for the purpose EVEN Being level or straight or regular and without variation EVENT Something that happens at a given place and time EYE The organ of sight FACE The front of the human head from the forehead to the chin FAIL Be unable FALL Descend freely under the influence of gravity 17 250 Most Common English Words | English Speeches FAMILY Primary social group; parents and children FAR At or to or from a great distance in space FEAR An emotion in anticipation of some specific pain or danger FEEL Be conscious of a physical, mental, or emotional state FIGHT Be engaged in a contest or struggle FIGURE The form or shape of a person's body FILM A series of moving pictures that tells a story 18 250 Most Common English Words | English Speeches FINAL An examination administered at the end of an academic term FIND Discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of FIRM Not soft or yielding to pressure FLY Travel through the air; be airborne FOLLOW Travel behind, go after, or come after FORCE Influence that results in motion, stress, etc. When applied FREE Able to act at will 19 250 Most Common English Words | English Speeches FULL Containing as much or as many as is possible or normal FUND A reserve of money set aside for some purpose FURTHER To or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage FUTURE The time yet to come GAME An amusement or pastime GENERAL Applying to all or most members of a category or group GET Come into the possession of something concrete or abstract 20 250 Most Common English Words | English Speeches GIRL A young woman GIVE Transfer possession of something concrete or abstract GO Change location GOOD Having desirable or positive qualities GREAT A person who has achieved distinction in some field GREEN Of the color between blue and yellow in the color spectrum GROUND The solid part of the earth's surface 21 250 Most Common English Words | English Speeches GROUP Any number of entities (members) considered as a unit GROW Increase in size by natural process HARD Resisting weight or pressure HEAR Perceive (sound) via the auditory sense HELP Give assistance; be of service HIT Deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument HOLD Have in one's hands or grip 22 250 Most Common English Words | English Speeches HOME Where you live at a particular time HOST A person who invites guests to a social event HUSBAND A male partner in a marriage INDUSTRY The action of making of goods and services for sale INTEREST A sense of concern with and curiosity about something ISSUE Some situation or event that is thought about JOIN Cause to become joined or linked 23 250 Most Common English Words | English Speeches KEEP Continue a certain state, condition, or activity KILL Cause to die KNOW Be cognizant or aware of a fact or a piece of information LABOUR Productive work (especially physical work done for wages) LAND The solid part of the earth's surface LARGE Above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude 24 250 Most Common English Words | English Speeches LAST Coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining LATE At or toward an end or late period or stage of development LATER Happening at a time subsequent to a reference time LAUGH Produce laughter LAW The collection of rules imposed by authority LEAD Take somebody somewhere 25 250 Most Common English Words | English Speeches LEARN Gain knowledge or skills LEAST The superlative of ‘little’ that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by ‘the’; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree LEAVE Go away from a place LET Actively cause something to happen LINE A length without breadth or thickness LIVE Have life, be alive 26 250 Most Common English Words | English Speeches LOCAL Of or belonging to or characteristic of a particular area LONG Primarily spatial sense LOVE A strong positive emotion of regard and affection LOW Less than normal in degree or intensity or amount MAIN Most important element MAJOR Greater in scope or effect MAKE Perform or carry out 27 250 Most Common English Words | English Speeches MATCH A formal contest in which people or teams compete MEAN Denote or connote MIGHT Physical strength MOVE Change location OPEN Affording free passage or access OUT Moving or appearing to move away from a place, especially one that is enclosed or hidden 28 250 Most Common English Words | English Speeches OVER Beyond the top or upper surface or edge OWN Belonging to or on behalf of a specified person PAGE One side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) Or the written or pictorial matter it contains PAPER A material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses PARTY Occasion on which people can assemble for social interaction PASS Go across or through 29 250 Most Common English Words | English Speeches PAST Earlier than the present time; no longer current PAY Give money, usually in exchange for goods or services PERSON A human being PLACE A point located with respect to surface features of a region PLAN A series of steps to be carried out or goals to be achieved PLANT A living organism without the power to move PLAY Engage in recreational activities rather than work 30 250 Most Common English Words | English Speeches POINT A distinguishing or individuating characteristic POSITION The particular part of space occupied by something POSSIBLE Capable of happening or existing POUND 16 ounces avoirdupois POWER Possession of the qualities required to do something PRESS Exert pressure or force to or upon PRESSURE The exertion of force to a surface 31 250 Most Common English Words | English Speeches PRICE The amount of money needed to purchase something PROBLEM A question raised for consideration or solution PROCESS A particular course of action intended to achieve a result PRODUCE Bring forth or yield PRODUCT An artifact that has been created by someone or some process PROGRAMME A series of goals to be accomplished PROVIDE Give something useful or necessary to 32 250 Most Common English Words | English Speeches PUBLIC Not private PUT Cause to be in a certain state QUESTION A sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply QUICK Moving rapidly and lightly RACE A contest of speed REACH Move forward or upward in order to touch READ Look at and say out loud something written or printed 33 250 Most Common English Words | English Speeches REASON A logical motive for a belief or action RECEIVE Get something; come into possession of RECORD Anything providing permanent evidence about past events RED The chromatic color resembling the hue of blood RELEASE Grant freedom to; free from confinement REMAIN Continue in a place, position, or situation REMEMBER Recall knowledge; have a recollection 34 250 Most Common English Words | English Speeches REPORT To give an account or representation of in words RESEARCH A seeking for knowledge RESULT Something that follows as a consequence RETURN Go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before RISE Move upward ROAD An open way (generally public) for travel or transportation 35 250 Most Common English Words | English Speeches ROLE The actions and activities assigned to a person or group ROOM An area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling RULE Prescribed guide for conduct or action RUN Move fast by using one's feet SAY Utter aloud SEASON One of the natural periods into which the year is divided by the equinoxes and solstices or atmospheric conditions 36 250 Most Common English Words | English Speeches SEE Perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight SELL Exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent SEND Cause to go somewhere SET Put into a certain place or abstract location SHARE Assets belonging to an individual person or group SHORT Having little length or lacking in length SHOW Make visible or noticeable 37 250 Most Common English Words | English Speeches SIDE A place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location SIGN A visible clue that something has happened or is present SINGLE Existing alone or consisting of one entity or part or aspect or individual SISTER A female person who has the same parents as another person SIT Take a seat SORT A category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality 38 250 Most Common English Words | English Speeches SPEAK Use language SPECIAL Adapted to or reserved for a particular purpose SPEND Pass time in a specific way STAFF A strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose STAGE Any distinct time period in a sequence of events STAND Be standing; be upright STAR A celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy 39
